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the everyday life activities in Oconto County, Wisconsin's, past.

The chancel of the Methodist
Episcopal church which lends itself so well to dignified ceremonies,
was
the scene of a beautiful marriage service on Saturday evening, when
Miss
Eleanore Carmen Lehner, daughter of Attorney and Mrs. Adolph P. Lehner,
became the bride of Mr. Emory Ansorge of Gillett. The groom
is the
son of Mrs. Esther Ansorge of Appleton.A pretty wedding was
solemnized at St. Anthony’s church
on Saturday morning, November 27, at nine when Miss Agatha Lemirande
became
the bride of Mr. Lyle Longrie of Oconto. The bride is the
daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Lemirande and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lester
Longrie of Oconto.Oconto
Falls—The parsonage of St. Anthony’s
catholic church was the scene of a pretty wedding at five Saturday
evening
when the Rev. F.J. Melchiors united in marriage Miss Arlene Landin,
daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Landin, Oconto Falls, and Russel Sager, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Sager, Coleman.Word was
received today of the marriage of S.A.
Patrick’s, Manawa, and Marion Lemorande, daughter of Mrs.
Mary Lemorande,
Oconto Falls, Saturday, Feb. 18. They are making their home
in Oconto
Falls at present. Mr. Patrick’s was formerly office
manager of the
Lena Cooperative Milk Pool here and Mrs. Patrick’s was
employed by the
Farm Security Board in Oconto.Oconto
Falls—The first June wedding was solemnized
at St. Anthony’s catholic church by the Rev. Francis J.
Melchiors Monday
morning, when Miss Marcella Murphy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Murphy,
became the bride of Mr. John W. Lutz of Minneapolis. The
groom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lutz of Appleton and former residents of
this
community.The flower decked
fireplace at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry J. Plier at seven thirty Friday evening was the setting for
the marriage of their daughter, Eleanore, to Ellsworth Behling, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Behling, both of Oconto Falls.Mr. and Mrs.
S.G. Pelkey announce the marriage
of their daughter, Cora, to G. Gilbert Fitzgerald, son of mar and Mrs.
John Fitzgerald of Oconto Falls, Wisconsin. The ceremony was
performed
Saturday in Milwaukee at Gesu church with the Rev. Louis J. Fuzz
officiating.A marriage of great
interest to Oconto Falls took
place at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Oconto at eight on Tuesday
morning,
when Miss Stella M. Ragen became the bride of Hugh Henry, Jr., at a
ceremony
performed by the Rev. L.C. Becker.The rectory
of St. Anthony’s church was the
scene of the marriage of Miss Mavis Riemer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W.E.
Riemer and Marvin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wolfe at ten thirty
Saturday
morning. Marjorie
M. Rymer weds Milton
Volk at the First Methodist church of Green Bay. Miss Rymer
is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ward H. Rymer of Green Bay, former residents
of
Oconto Falls. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K.
Volk
also of Green Bay.Oconto
Falls—Yesterday morning at ten at the
home of the brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rifenberg, occurred the
marriage
of Mr. Harry C. Elliott, oldest son of D.C. Elliott of this city, to
Miss
Florence Rifenberg.At a
beautiful ceremony Saturday morning, August
9, at nine, Miss Eileen Rusch, daughter of Mrs. Amelia Rusch of Oconto
Falls, became the bride of Robert Mehlberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Mehlberg
of Milwaukee.A pretty
wedding was solemnized at the George
Schaal home, town of Gillett, Thursday afternoon when their daughter,
Marjorie
May, became the bride of P. Raymond Brock, son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter
Brock,
Maple Valley.Mr. Rudolph
Westphal and Miss Adelia Schrubbe
were united in marriage on Wednesday morning at Zion Lutheran church,
the
ceremony being performed by the Rev. A. Wischoff, of Morgan, who is
also
pastor of the church in this village. The bride is the fifth
and
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Schrubbe. The groom
is
the second son of Fred Westphal, one of the substantial and progressive
farmers of Morgan.Miss Arvilla
Spitzer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
N.J. Spitzer of Green Bay, became the bride of Norman E. Bateman of
Oconto
Falls.Oconto
Falls—Mr. and Mrs. R.H. Schmidt, Oconto
Falls, announce the marriage of their daughter Lucile Ann and Cletis
Johnson,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson of this city. The ceremony
was performed
October 10, 1939 at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. David Johnson.Miss Anna
Marie Schultheiss, Detroit, Mich,
daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. L. Schultheiss of Oconto Falls, and Ralph
Leeseberg, Grosse Isle, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Leeseberg of Lena,
were
married at two Saturday afternoon.A quiet but pretty
wedding took place at the rectory
of St. Anthony’s church at nine on Saturday morning when Miss
Monica Taycher
became the bride of Lyle Rice. The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and
Mrs. Jos. Taycher and the groom the son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rice,
all
of Oconto Falls.The marriage
of Miss Evelyn Althea Temple, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin C. Temple, of the town of Oconto Falls to Mr.
Marvin
Seigel, son of Mrs. John Seigel of Gillett, was solemnized in the
Gillett
Evangelical church on April 18.Oconto
Falls—Miss Ethel E. Wudke, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Wudke of the town of Oconto Falls, became the bride of
Earl
F. Seigler, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Seigler, city.Lena—The
Methodist church at Lena was the scene
of a beautiful sept. wedding Wednesday at ten when Miss Dorothy Keith
became
the bride of Mr. Vance Yarwood.A pretty
wedding was solemnized at St. Anthony’s
church last Wednesday morning when Miss Joyce Young became the bride of
Roger Davis. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Young
and Roger is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Davis.Oconto
Falls—In a marriage performed at the
Methodist church here at two Saturday afternoon, Miss Eleanor Walske,
daughter
of William Walske of Gillett, became the bride of Floyd Wirtz, son of
Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Wirtz, Oconto Falls.An
improvised altar banked with mock orange
blossoms, roses and peonies at the J. W. Waldron home, was the setting
for the ceremony which united in marriage Miss Estelle Rosamond Waldron
and Mr. Jos. B. Harter. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs.
John W. Waldron, long time residents of this city, and her husband is
the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin C. Harter of East Troy.The nuptial mass was
celebrated in honor of the marriage
of Miss Edna M. Wall and Mr. Cornelius Van Hammond at St.
Anthony’s catholic
church at eight on Tuesday morning. The bride is the daughter
of
the late Mr. and Mrs. James Wall of this city. Mr. Van
Hammond is
the superintendent of the mill of the Falls Pulp and Paper Company
organized
here last year.Announcements have
been received by several in this
city of the marriage of Miss Eleanor Vollmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Vollmer of Oconto Falls, to Mr. Ernest Cooper at Portland, Oregon.Saturday June 29,
Oconto
Falls—Miss Margaret Depner, Oconto Falls, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ferdinand
Depner, married Lucian Patenaude, son of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Patenaude.Oconto
Falls—Miss Mary
Effenberger married Vincent Larsen. Mary is the Daughter of
Anton
Effenberger, the local jeweler, and the groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs.
Henry T. Larsen of the town of Oconto Falls.Mrs. Meyer , the only
daughter of Mrs. Nettie Elliott, was born and reared in Oconto
Falls.
Mr. Meyer is the son of Mrs. Lydia Meyer of this city .The marriage of Miss
Betty Jane Cross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cross of Oconto Falls,
and Francis Greenwood of Lena was solemnized at the Presbyterian Manse
in Menominee, Michigan on Monday afternoon.Miss Veronica Coopman
was a picture of loveliness for her marriage to Mr. Sanford Vincent of
Denmark last Thursday morning. The pretty wedding was
solemnized
at St. Anthony’s catholic church by the Rev. Francis
Melchiors.The bride is the
youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Coopman, a life long resident of our
city.
Mr. Vincent is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Vincent of DePere.Oconto
Falls—Mr. and
Mrs. James F. O’Neill of this city announce the marriage of
their daughter,
Aurelia Ellen, to George Merrill Crooks, son of Mr. and Mrs. George H.
Crooks, Oconto, Tuesday, October 6 in St. Anthony’s catholic
church, with
the Rev. F.J. Melchoirs performing the ceremony.Oconto
Falls—Word has
been received here of the marriage of Miss Ethelyne Bahcall, and Morris
Wasserman of Appleton. The ceremony took place at the Beth
Israel
Temple in Dubuque, Iowa, Friday June 6. The bride is the
daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bahcall, now of Appleton, but for many years
residents
of Oconto Falls.Oconto
Falls—Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Ama of Oconto Falls have announced the marriage of their
daughter,
Gladys, to Donald Hanek, son of Mrs. Maude Hanek, also of this
city.
The marriage took place Feb 27 at Sacred Heart church, Sioux City, Ia.,
with the Rev. P.J. Durkin performing the ceremony.Miss Vivian Flowers,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Flowers of this city, and Mr. Henry
Nicolai
were married at Waukegan, Illinois, on Wednesday, June 14. by the Rev.
G.W. Chidester. The bride is a native of this city, and was a
student
at our high school and for two years past, has been engaged as a
grained
nurse at Chicago.Sacred Heart Catholic
church, Spruce, was the scene of a wedding Thursday morning, when the
Rev.
Fr. J. Platta officiated at a nuptial high mass unifying Miss Mildred
Gauthier,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Gauthier, Lena and Herman Buseman son of
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Buseman, Spruce.

The chancel of St.
Anthony’s Catholic church was decorated with bouquets and
baskets of delphiniums
and daisies for the wedding of Miss Margaret Mary Goggins and Mr. Ray
Parnell
at nine Saturday morning. The bride is the daughter of Dr.
and Mrs.
Robert J. Goggins of this city

Oconto
Falls—United
two prominent and well known families of this section of the state, the
marriage of Miss Magdalen Goggins and Irving Vincent was solemnized by
the Rev. Ralph Goggins of Argentine, South America, cousin of the bride
at St. Anthony’s Catholic church at nine Saturday morning
August 29.
The bride, a life long resident of Oconto Falls, is the youngest
daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Goggins, and the groom is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. W.R. Vincent, now of De Pere, but also residents of this city at
one
time.Oconto
Falls—A pretty
summer wedding was solemnized in St. Pius Catholic church at Little
Suamico
Saturday morning when the Rev. Urban Knopka united in marriage Miss
Mabel
Gauthier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gauthier, Little Suamico, and
Lionel Coopman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Coopman of Oconto Falls.Miss Helen Grismer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grismer and Vernon Volk, son of Mr.
and
Mrs. Wm Volk, Jr., of Oconto Falls, were quietly married Saturday
afternoon
at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage by the Rev. A.W. Barnlund.Oconto
Falls—A quiet
but pretty wedding was solemnized at the parsonage of St.
Anthony’s church
at four Sunday afternoon when the Rev. F.J. Melchiors united in
marriage
Miss Kay Johnson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, and Eldo
Boettcher,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Boettcher of Bonduel.Oconto
Falls—The marriage
of Miss Annabelle Kilmer and Mr. Frank Belke was solemnized Saturday by
the Ref. A.W. Farnlund at the Methodist church at four. The
bride
is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Freeman J. Kilmer of this city
and the groom the son of Mrs. Florentine Belke, also of Oconto Falls.A marriage of interest
to Oconto Falls people was solemnized in Hoffman Memorial Methodist
church
at West Milton, Ohio, at seven thirty Saturday June 29, when Miss
Beverly
Jane Swartz and Edwin Kain Jr., were wed in a single ring
ceremony.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Kain Sr. of Oconto
Falls.